Consultation event. Social Impact Ireland, on behalf of the Department of Rural & Community Development will host the Social Enterprise Regional Stakeholder Consultation event for the Midwest/Southwest region. The new Social Enterprise Policy for Ireland is due in 2023. In anticipation of this, we want to hear from you, the Social Enterprises on [...]
A REVIEW OF BEST PRACTICES INTERNATIONALLY ON ISOLATED/SPECIALIST GROUPS AND ENGAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES USED TO CONNECT TO UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS WITHIN SOCIETY. A report by Ciara Regan, commissioned by Social Impact Ireland Full Report Download pdf of Report View Report on Issuu View Report on Issuu [...]
Social Impact Ireland have partnered with Social Enterprise Mark CIC, an international accreditation body to pioneer the Social Enterprise Mark in Ireland. SE Mark Awards event The Social Enterprise Mark defines what it means to be a genuine social enterprise. It is an international accreditation, which [...]
National Social Impact Day takes place on Thursday 27th October National Social Impact Day celebrates the Social Impact we all create in our communities. Be it the Social Enterprises, the founders, the staff/volunteers, the supporters or the people they impact. The theme for this years National Social Impact Day is [...]
Meet & Greet. The Impact Trail is on the road and coming to a venue near you! As part of the ARISE campaign, the team at Social Impact Ireland are travelling Ireland highlighting the impact and value of Social Enterprises. With four venues lined up - covering East, West, Midlands and South - [...]
Creating social change is not a ‘step by step’ process, it is more like a rollercoaster of ups and downs! Throughout the years I have seen commonalities, so I decided to capture these into a list. I have pondered what to keep and discard, with the result outlined below for your pondering. Step 1: [...]
Getting to the heart of board functionality for Social Enterprises A traditional board asks: ‘What is best for our organization?’ but an impact-driven board asks: ‘What is best for the desired social impact we seek?’ A simple shift in focus, you might say, however, this shift requires meaningful conversations with each board member and [...]
Collaborations of Impact. Here at Social Impact Ireland we know that to make a successful social enterprise you cannot go at it alone. Most social enterprises start out wearing many hats - from market research to impact measurement and everything in between. We are delighted to announce our partnership with We Make Change [...]
Champions. It's December and time to look back on the year that has been 2021 - what a rollercoaster of a year for everyone with its highs and lows! One major consistent theme we've noticed here at Social Impact Ireland is the resilience of the social entrepreneurs driving their social enterprises through these [...]
Social Impact Ireland is seeking to recruit a Social Innovation Inclusion Officer on a 1-year contract About Social Impact Ireland: Funded under Regional Enterprise Development Fund The Social Impact Ireland (SII) initiative seeks to support through a range of learning and collaboration programmes the fostering of a connected growing community of social enterprises across Ireland. The [...]
